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A desire to go beyond design through design itself- Prashant Chauhan

“A desire to go beyond design through design itself”, urged Prashant Chauhan to take up architecture as a passionate career. Prashant, being an explorer at heart, would “fiddle around” with various presentation techniques. This gave him an opportunity to relate…
Architect Madhavi Desai, professor, writer and speaker, and most of all a committed feminist – a Trail Blazer!

“To ask how I feel about writing is to ask how I feel about architecture”, fervently exclaims Madhavi Desai, renowned architect and a passionate writer, at the advent of publishing (By Routledge, UK) the very first such book in South…
Innovation Expert, Reena Dayal on the need for Innovation in the Construction Industry

Innovation Expert, Reena Dayal, part of a top IT conglomerate and a Chevening scholar from Oxford University expresses her views on the need for innovation across sectors with emphasis on the Construction Industry. She is the Chairperson of SNIA India.…
EVENT DAY – Workshop on Building Blocks to Financial Freedom

Friday evenings for Gallopper are always power-packed and intellectually inclined. This time, we were at Access Work, Parel hosting another ‘Brown Bagger’, with Financial Consultant, Ketan Sonalkar. Architect turned Financial Consultant, Ketan is an alumnus of the prestigious Sir J.J…
Designing to make a difference -Nupur Prothi Khanna

“Designing to make a difference” is the key dictum to every design approach that Nupur Prothi Khanna develops. More often than not, landscape architecture is viewed as an add-on, or an adornment to built spaces. Its significance is undermined by…
Water has always inspired the artist, because freedom is essential to both

“Water has always inspired the artist, because freedom is essential to both”. This simple principle is central to Serge Morana’s water design philosophy, the motto of his professional life, printed on every presentation folder of plans and technical brief he…
Financial Freedom for construction industry professionals – Ketan Sonalkar

Ketan Sonalkar, an architect from Sir J.J.College of Architecture coupled with an MBA(Finance) has over 15 years of working experience. He started his career as an Architect. A flair for Finance and Investing led him onto a path of discovery that…
Architect Supriya Haobam who found her calling in Yoga

“Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.” ― B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life. Architect Supriya Haobam tells Gallopper about her journey from being an architect to leaving everything and becoming a Yoga teacher. It…
Who is going to stop me? – Tanvi Karia

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it is who is going to stop me” Tanvi Karia takes this as her gospel. A member of Indian Institute of Interior Designers and an Ex-Associate Member of British Institute of Facilities…
“Every person needs to be financially literate” – Ketan Sonalkar

“Every person needs to be financially literate to take appropriate financial decisions affecting their lives and businesses” believes Ketan Sonalkar. An architect with a degree from the premier institute, Sir J.J.College of Architecture Ketan Sonalkar also coupled his education with…

